Joe Mathis: OLB · Washington · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Mathis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Arizona, Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Washington | 25 | 14 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Career | 25 | 14 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-13vs Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-14vs Idaho | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-3vs Portland State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-28@ Arizona | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 44-6vs No. 7 Stanford | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 70-21@ Oregon | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 44-6
vs Stanford
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Stanford.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
30%8 TFLSack rate
20%5 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups25 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Petersen
Pass share
44.3%
408 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
65.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Washington, 25 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Chris Petersen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
